Third arrest over ‘loyalist’ murder bid
A third man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the shooting of a man in north Belfast.
The 31-year-old suspect was detained on Friday and is being held in police custody alongside two more men aged 46 and 47, who were arrested on Thursday.
It follows a gun attack at Carr’s Glen in which a 44-year-old was shot in the leg.
Two men had been driving in the area on Wednesday night when something was thrown at their car – when they got out, one was shot in the upper thigh.
He was taken to hospital with injuries which were not believed to be life-threatening.
Police Chief Constable George Hamilton said the incident came as a result of heightened tensions within loyalism in this part of north Belfast.
He appealed for the community to support detectives in their investigations.
